Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-09
Senate which was called upon to perform

land grant.
TO increase the pension of widows and de-
pendent relatives from SS to Sl2 per month.
TO amend the Thurman Act. 1t requires the
Pacific railroads to pay the costs of surveying
and conveying their land grants, and subjects
the land to taxation so soon as the companies are
entitled to them, notwithstanding the fact that
they may delay selection.
TO increase the naval establishment. .-
To pension Mexican war veterans.
The oleomargarine bill.
Declaring forfeited, certain grants Of land
made to States to aid in the construction of rail-
roads. The lands affected are in Mississippi,
Alabama and Louisiana
For the construction of Congressional libra
ry building.
TO forfeit the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg railroad (backbone) land grant,
TO reduce fees on domestic money orders for
sums less than SIS.
money lost through the Norfolk Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
TO provide for closing up the business of the
Court of Alabama claims.
TO establish additional life-saving stations.
For the construction of additional lighthouses.
Extending the free delivery system.
To provide for the appointment and compen-
sation of a District Judge for the Southern dis
trict of Alabama
TO amend the Statutes so as to require brewers
to give bonds for three times their estimated
monthly tax.
For the allowance of "4th of July claims fe-
ported by accounting officers of the treasury
department-(one bill for each of the two ses-
sions)
TO authorize the terms of United States Courts
to be held at Wilmington, n. c.
To authorize the delivery to their owners of
valuable boxes deposited in the treasury by the
For the issue of postal notes not in sums less
than S..
TO provide for the inspection of tobacco, cigars
and snuff, and to repeal Section SILL OF the Re-
vised Statutes.
TO prohibit Government employees from hir-
ing or contracting out the labor Of United States
prisoners.
To amend the Dutiable Goods act so as to allow
merchandise to be transported in bond on pas
senger trains in safes, pouches and trunks, and
in parcels.
10 amend the Act prohibiting the importation
and immigration of foreigners under labor con-
tracts.
Fixing close season for mackerel fishing.
TO restrict the ownership of real estate in the
Territories to American citizens.
For the erection of a public building at
Charleston.
The most important House bill of pri-
vate character that became law was the
Fitz-John Porter bill.
Forty House joint resolutions became
laws, the principle ones being as follows:
Directing the commissioners of labor to make
an investigation as to convict labor.
To authorize the President to protect Ameri-
fishermen in Canadian waters.
Authorizing the investigation ofthe books, &C.,
of the Pacific Railroad Companies.
Of the total number of bills which passed
the Senate 800 became laws, including 115
public and 205 Of a strictly private nature.
The following is alist ofthe more important
Senate bills placed on the statute books by
the present Congress:
The Presidential succession bill.
Cullom- Reagan bill to regulate Inter State
commerce.
For the retirement and recoinage of the trade
dollar.
Electoral count bill.
For the allotment of lands in severalty to In
dians.
TO repeal the Tenure of office Act.
To increase the annual appropriation for the
militia.
TO establish agricultural experiment stations.
For the study Of the effects of narcotics and in
toxicants in public schools.
TO legalize the incorporation of trades unions.
Authorize the transmission of weather reports
through the mails free of postage.
TO indemnify the Chinese for losses sustained
by the Rock Springs. Wyoming, riots.
For the erection of military telegraph line
between Sanford and Point Jupiter, Florida.
TO provide for the execution of Article OF
the Chinese treaty of November II, 1880. 1t
prohibits the importation of opium into either
country by citizens Of the other.
Augusta, Ga; Huntsville, Ala; Jacksonville,
Florida.
The most noteworthyo the private Sem
ate bills which became laws were:
TO remove the political disability of Alex. K.
Lawton. of Georgia.
Granting the franking privilege to ana pen
sioning Mrs. Grant.
Of the foregoing measures seven became
laws by the expiration of the constitutional
ten days Limitation, viz, the Mormon po-
lygamy bill, the trade dollar redemption
bill. the militia bill and four private bills.
The Senate bills vetoed were 80 in number,
II being of a public and % Of a private char
acter. The So House bills vetoed includ
81 private bills and 6 bills ola public nature.
OF the ,O93 House bills which became laws
275 were more or less of a public nature OF
the remainder, granting pensions or relief
to specially designated persons, 15G became
Fifty bills, in addition to those which be-
came laws and those vetoed, were sent to
the President, but were ''pocketed" by him
on the adjournment of Congress and there
fore failed of enactment. Nearly dozen
bills, relating to the same subjects, were
passed by both houses, but failed because
of differences between the two houses:
The Northern Pacific forfeiture bill and the
bill to repeal the pre-emption or homestead,
ference for long while, but the differences
proved irreconcilable. The bill to tax fraction
al parts of gallon of spirits was killed by the
inability of its friends to send it to conference
committee. -,
About $50 bills and Joint resolutions which
passed the House failed of action in the
Senate, some of which, however, were de-
feated by adverse committee reports.
About $50 bills passed by the Senate fail
ed of massage in the House.
The Blair educational bill, after passing
the Senate, was buffeted about from one
committee to another in the House and
was never allowed to come before the House
for action, although its friends claimed a
decided majority in its favor on a test vote.
The navy and fortification bills failed for
want of prompt action by the committees
The Harrison bill for the division of
Dakota and the admission of the lower
half as State was passed by party vote
in the Senate, but was adversely reported
from the committee in the House. A sub
stitute in the nature of an enabling Act tor
the whole Territory was reported, but it
still slumbers on the overwhelmed house
Calendar.
The Joint resolution to change the inau-
guration day from March 4th to April Both
was favorably reported, but left unacted
upon.
The Morrison and other tariff bills, and vari-
Gus bills on the silver question failed of action OF
an affirmative nature.
Bills to repeal the civil service law ana to
grant woman suffrage were killed in the House
bv adverse committee reports, and i'll the Senate
by adverse test votes.
4 resolution favoring open executive sessions
was defeated in the Senate.
The Edmunds resolution calling Tor papers
regarding appointments was adopted by the
Senate.